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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 370 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data by breed. In the last 8-year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 3 deaths per year. From 2011 to 2018, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 25.5 deaths per year, an increase of over 740%. -
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Tag Archives: oklahoma
2018 Pit Bull Fatality: Rylee Dodge
January 2018, Duncan, OK Rylee Dodge, 3-years old Fatal pit bull attack – child fatality View related map Duncan, OK – A 3-year old girl killed by a family dog has been identified as Rylee Dodge. Her father, Jason Dodge, … Continue reading
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2015 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Jordan Collins-Tyson
June 2015, Comanche County, OK Jordan Collins-Tyson, 3 Fatal pit bull attack View related map Dog Kills Young Boy A 3-year-old Lawton boy died Sunday morning after he was mauled by a dog. Jordon Tyson ‘Jo Jo’ Collins was killed … Continue reading
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2012 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Nellie Davis
September 2012, Oklahoma County, OK Nellie Davis, 60 Fatal pit bull attack UPDATE 09/27/12: The San Francisco Chronicle offers more details, including that the residence was an apartment; the victim lived with her granddaughter who owned two pit bulls; one … Continue reading
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2012 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – James Hurst
April 2012, Bryan County, OK James Hurst, 92 Fatal pit bull attack 08/17/12: DNA results show that blood found on two pit bulls captured at the mauling scene matched the victim, according to Sheriff’s Investigator Nathan Calloway. James Hurst died … Continue reading
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1916 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jane Doe
September 1916, Johnston County, OK Jane Doe, 8 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Dog Killed Child An 8-year old negro girl was bitten to death by a bulldog at Tishomingo last Saturday. Her head was almost severed from her … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Manning
July 1907, Logan County, OK Baby Doe Manning Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Killed a Child Animal Took the Baby from Cradle and Mutilated It Guthrie, OK July 4 – A savage bulldog entered the home of Don … Continue reading
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2011 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Virgil Cantrell
April 2011, Carter County, OK Virgil Cantrell, 50 Fatal dog attack: pit bull A local man died Friday night after being mauled by a pit bull that was chained to the porch of a Golden Oaks Addition residence in rural … Continue reading
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